One of the tires on my 2020 honda fit ex has a slight bubble like picture below (the tire in pic isn't mine but it looks similar to my tire). I have my heart set on the bridgestone weatherpeak because I have them on my toyota corolla and like them. Plus I got them at a good deal at costco (iykyk). However, costco is out on my size and don't have an estimate on when they'll be in stock though tire rack is estimating end of may/early june. So I was looking at the altimax rt45 as another possibility (not through costco unfortunately) but I am concerned about the performance in snow which doesn't seem to compare to the weather peak. I live in nyc and the honda fit never goes on the highway, its mostly to drive to and from work which is local. Honestly the honda will rarily go over 25 mph. 30. mph at the most. NYC does get snow (depending on the year) which could be light or heavy. That being said, with the small bubble on the tire sidewall should I switch these asap and is the altimax rt45 a good choice or wait for the weatherpeaks to be in stock in about a month-ish?
GENERAL ALTIMAX RT45 VS BRIDGESTONE WEATHERPEAK for 2020 honda fit ex?
Help RequestWhat is the size you’re looking for? You’ll find the Fit will feel and perform better with sizes other than OEM. 195/55 or 205/55 are great options and might open the door for your available choices.
For reference- I had 185 RT45’s with about 50% tread life and thought my struts were shot… I purchased 195/55 Nokian Nordman solstices for snow performance and it was a dramatic improvement all around.. the struts still may be shot but- I judge that from the weird noises relative to the harsh ride now.
🤯🤯🤯you can do that? Excuse me, new to owning a car. I was looking for the oem size 185/55R16 which was seriously limiting my choices.
Oh, in that case- 100% do at least 195s if not 205s. I don’t remember if 205s need to be 205/50r16 or 205/55- I would just search the sub. But you’ll be making the most noticeable upgrade possible as you’ll add sidewall or surface area- or both- which are the improvements all the way around
Life saver! The 195/55R16 are available in the weather. Thanks!
It will make your speedometer a little bit inaccurate if that’s ok with you (https://tiresize.com/comparison/ compares all basic stats)
by how much?
20mph on speedo = 20.3mph actual
40mph on speedo = 40.7mph actual
60mph on speedo = 61mph actual
80mph on speedo = 81.3mph actual
Thank you! That car rarily goes over 25mph (city driving) so .3ish mph difference is barely noticeable.